Murder Ahoy

1964

Murder Ahoy

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The last of Margaret Rutherford's "Miss Marple" films, Murder Ahoy is the only one of the series not based on an Agatha Christie original. The setting this time is a boat that has been purchased by a trusteeship to serve as a home for wayward kids. One of the trustees, Cecil Ffolly-Hardwicke (Henry Longhurst), dies while attending a meeting held aboard the boat. The police write the death off as "natural causes," but another trustee, our Miss Marple (Rutherford), suspects otherwise. Doing a little sleuthing on her own, she discovers that outwardly respectable Lionel Jeffries is using the boat as a "training school" for aspiring criminals, a la Fagin. This would seem to explain why Hardwicke was murdered, but Jeffries is much too obvious a suspect--as Miss Marple discovers nearly too late. Margaret Rutherford's husband Stringer Davis is back again as Miss Marple's platonic middle-aged friend Mr. Stringer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

George Pollock
Written By:

David Pursall, Jack Seddon
In Theaters:

Sep 22, 1964 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 14, 2006
Runtime:

93 minutes
Studio:

Warner Home Video

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Cast

Margaret Rutherford
as Miss Marple

Lionel Jeffries
as Capt. Sidney de Courcy Rhumstone

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
as Detective Inspector Craddock

William Mervyn
as Cmdr. Breeze-Connington

Joan Benham
as Matron Alice Fanbraid

Stringer Davis
as Mr. Stringer

Nicholas Parsons
as Dr. Crump

Miles Malleson
as Bishop Faulkner

Henry Oscar
as Lord Rudkin

Derek Nimmo
as Sub-Lt. Humbert

Gerald Cross
as Lt. Cmdr. L.W. Brewer Dimchurch

Norma Foster
as Assistant Matron Shirley Boston

Terence Edmund
as Sgt. Bacon

Bernard Adams
as Dusty Miller

Tony Quinn
as Kelly Tramp

Edna Petrie
as Miss Pringle

Windsor Davies

Maurice Good
as George Rowton

Pauline Jameson
as Maureen Summers

Francis Matthews
as Lt. Compton

Roy Holder
as Petty Officer Lamb

Henry Longhurst
as Cecil Ffolly-Hardwicke

Stella Tanner

Lucy Griffiths

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Critic Reviews for Murder Ahoy

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Pleasant enough but hardly captivating murder mystery tale.

Dec 10, 2009 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
...without a Christie novel for guidance, this third (Rutherford) entry is the weakest of the lot. By far.

Mar 8, 2006 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…

John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis

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Audience Reviews for Murder Ahoy

This mystery wasn't nearly as compelling as some of the previous ones but Margaret Rutherford is still the most enjoyable Miss Marple.

Sunil Jawahir

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By far my favourite of the four Rutherford Marple movies. Set on a ship, Marple investiages a series of mysterious murders on and off board the ship. The setting heightens the densitiy and sense of isolation for Miss Marple and make the movie the more enjoying. A very good supporting cast round up this cozy classic whodunnit. One of the best.